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蚩
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ignorant

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
chī
シ
치
Phonosemantic compound. 㞢 represents the sound, 虫 represents the meaning.
Components
㞢 to arrive at+ 虫 insects =
蚩 ignorant
㞢 Phonetic component
zhī to arrive at
(ancient form of 之) to arrive at
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虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
Notes
Similar Characters
蛊 harm (simp)蜀 short name for Sichuan蟲 insects (trad)烛 taper (simp)融 melt独 alone (jp)触 touch (jp)浊 filthy (simp)繭 cocoon (trad/jp)茧 callus (simp)萤 glow-worm (simp)虮 louse (simp)虰 less common word虱 bug (simp)虹 rainbow虺 large poisonous snake虻 horsefly虼 a flea虽 even (simp)虾 prawn (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
蚩
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蚩 [Chī]
surname Chi
蚩 [chī]
ignorant; worm
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
蚩尤 [Chī​Yóu] #29,578
Chi You, legendary creator of metalworking and weapons
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
蚩尤 [しゆう] #126,140
Chiyou (Chinese god of war)
鴟尾 [しび] #234,234
ornamental ridge-end tile